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It can be donated to any person, and it is universally accepted.

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What is called as universal donor because it has no antigen?

o


Why is a person with group o called a universal donor?

because it have no antigen.


Is O positive or O negative the universal donor?

O negative is the universal donor.


What is the antonym of universal donor?

Universal recipient


Is o plus also a universal donor?

O plus is called universal blood donor. Because O plus blood has anti A and anti B antibody. So it will not react with any blood group.


What type of blood can be given to anyone?

O+ :is a universal donor


Which blood type is called the universal donor, and why is it better?

The universal blood donor type is O negative and it is considered a universal donor due to it's not having any A or B antigens. It is better because that blood will be more useful to health care staff as they can give it to anyone without having to worry about the threat of transfusion reaction.


Why is a person with type O blood called a universal donor and a person with type AB blood called a universal receiver?

A universal donor (blood type O) has blood cells with no marker proteins that another body can not reject. Blood type AB, the universal receiver has all the marker proteins, so it can identify blood of any other type as its own.


What exactly about type o makes you possible to be called the universal donor?

compadibility with other blood types


Is a person with blood type O a universal donor?

Yes, A person having O +ve blood group is universal donor


What blood type is a universal reciever?

AB+ is the universal receiver. O - is the universal donor.


is A positive blood a universal donor type?

O negative is the universal donor because when O+ve blood group is transfused to -ve blood group recipient, antibodies are produced which causes hemolysis of Rh +ve labelled blood cells. When O-ve blood is transfused to Rh +ve recipient, no antibodies are produced as donor blood has no Rh factor present on blood cells, so no transfusion reaction occurs. Thus, O -ve is universal donor.